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I I F DAVID M. IRELAND, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO HENRY A. MATTHEWS, OF SAME PLACE.

PLAQUE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,976, dated May 20, 1884.

Application filed March 22, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID M. IRELAND, of Waterbury, in the county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Plaque-Holders; and I do here by declare the following, when taken in connection with accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure 1. a front view; Fig. 2, a sectional side View showing the plaque as inclined forward; Fig. 8, a side view showing the plaque as inclined to the rear.

This invention relates to an improvement in plaque and holder, such as made from metal. These plaques are made as an article of manufacture, the surface finished for the use of artists. These plaques requirea holder of some character, but as they are arranged in different positions which require in some cases to be inclined forward, in others to be inclined backward, the supporting devices are usually of a grasping character to engage the edge of the plaque for support. Such holders detract rather than add to the artistic appearance of the plaque.

The object of my invention is to construct a metal plaque and holder so that the plaque may be arranged either in a forward or backward inclination, as its position may demand; and it consists in a holder arranged on a suitable base,with a socket extending at right an gles therefrom, and the plaque constructed with a shank inclined to the plane of the plaque, so as to be introduced into said socket, and when so introduced the plaque may be revolved thereon, and because of the inclination of the shank the inclination of the plaque may be either forward or back, as occasion may require, and as more fully hereinafter described.

A represents the plaque made from metal, its surface finished in the usual manner for the application of colors or treatment by the artist. On the back of the plaque, and preferably at the center, is a shank, a,which consists of a round spindle extending from the plaque, but inclined to the plane of the plaque, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3.

B is the base of the holder, from which a post, 0, extends vertically. On this post is a socket, I), turned at substantially right angles. This socket corresponds in diameter to the shank or spindle a on the back of the plaque, and so that the shank may be set therein, as seen in Fig. 2, and hold the plaque inclined forward. shankif the plaque be turned half aroundthat is, inverted, it will incline backward, or in the opposite direction, as seen in Fig. 3. The plaque is secured in either position by a screw, d, through the upright into the end of the shank; or it may be otherwise secured.

If the artist desires to paint a plaque which is designedto stand upon the table, he paints it in the position seen in Fig. 3; but if it is to stand in a more elevated position,where an inclination forward would be desirable, then he paints it in the position seen in Fig. 2. Thus the same plaque is convertible according to the desire of the artist. Because of this construction the dealer in the article can meet the requirements of the trade with half the stock necessary were the plaque not so con- Vertible.

I claim- A metal pl aque'constructed with-a shank, a, extending from its back at an inclination to the plane of the surface of the plaque, combined with a holder consisting of a post arranged upon a suitable base, with a socket extending therefrom at substantially right a11- gles, and so as toreceive the shank of the plaque, substantially as specified.

D. M. IRELAND.

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